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The Rundown: Call It Madness

You made it through Selection Sunday unscathed, now it’s time to get those brackets ready. Do you think March Madness is just…Madness? Slam dunk the awkward silence with Last Night’s Game.

 

Who did you pick to win?

The Last Night’s Game Team

 

PS – Are you confused on why creating a bracket is a big deal or how much productivity is lost at work during this time? Click here for our March Madness 101 where your questions have been answered.

NCAA March Madness Tournament

  • The big dance. The bracket has been revealed and the tournament is ready to begin. Remember to try something new and fill yours out for the Last Night’s Game Bracket Challenge by Thursday morning.  
  • We’re number one! The teams that have claimed the number one spots in the tournament are Villanova Wildcats (defending champions), North Carolina Tar Heels, Kansas Jayhawks and Gonzaga Bulldogs.

  • Ladies night. The women's NCAA Tournament bracket will be released tonight. UConn (University of Connecticut) will continue to be a force to be reckoned with. 

NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing)

  • Right in the kisser. The excitement of the weekend wasn’t contained to the basketball court. While Martin Truex Jr. won this weekend’s race, Kyle Busch’s face was the loser. After the race, a fist fight broke out between Busch and Joey Logano over a wreck on the last lap. Busch walked away with a bloody face. When Logano was asked if any punches were landed he said, “not on me.”

Overtime

Sideline stat

Coaches’ corner

  • Some of the teams that weren't invited to the NCAA March Madness Tournament are asked to participate in the NIT (National Invitational Tournament), a consolation tournament if you will. (Some joke NIT stands for the ‘not invited tournament.’) Here’s the full bracket.

The Rundown: 5 Things To Know About The World Baseball Classic

Break out your Team U.S.A. shirt because the World Baseball Classic is here and it features Olympic-like excitement.

 

There will be peanuts and Cracker Jacks,

The Last Night’s Game Team

 

PS – Do you have burning questions about the NCAA March Madness tournament that you were too shy to ask or are simply curious about the craziness that is the bracket? We want to answer your questions in our March Madness 101. Submit them via email, Twitter or Facebook.

Five Things to Know About the World Baseball Classic

  • The World Baseball Classic (WBC) consists of teams from all over the world playing in a global baseball tournament. The tournament essentially acts as a replacement for the Olympics since baseball was dropped in 2012. There are 16 countries represented in the tournament, which runs March 6 – 22.
  • Major League Baseball (MLB) found a new revenue stream with the Classic, which takes place every four years in March during spring training for MLB teams. (Spring training is the period where teams prepare for the upcoming season).
  • Players do not have to play in MLB to participate but they must have been born in or have one parent born in the country they’re representing. Due to the grueling 162 game MLB season, many of the top players for Team U.S.A. have opted not to play.
  • Israel is fast becoming the Cinderella team of the tournament, beating teams ranked much higher than them. The team has been wearing shirts proclaiming themselves as the “Jew Crew” and their mascot is “Mensch on the Bench.” (You might remember the doll came on the market as a take on Elf on the Shelf). During their national anthem the team removes their caps but still don yarmulkes.
  • Japan has taken home two WBC Championships and the Dominican Republic has claimed one.

Overtime

  • This Sunday is Selection Sunday, the big day where the NCAA March Madness bracket is released. Be the first to sign up to play in our March Madness Bracket Challenge. This is a no pressure challenge, novices are encouraged. Did we mention there are prizes?

Sideline stat

  • New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is still a specimen of health after 17 seasons in the NFL (National Football League). He attributes that to his diet and now you can eat like the Super Bowl MVP with his new plant-based meal delivery company. For $78 a week, you can have Brady-like meals delivered to your door. Gisele would approve. 

Coaches’ corner

  • NFL free agency begins on Thursday at 4 pm. This is a chance for the free agents (i.e. players without a commitment to a team/players who are “in between jobs”) to sign with a new team. Why such a specific time? That’s when the NFL year officially starts (kind of like their own their fiscal year) and players can be released from their teams and picked up by other teams. Curious which free agents are going where? Click here.
 

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